Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Jul 6, 2024; 12(19): 3760-3766
Published online Jul 6, 2024. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i19.3760
Clinical characteristics and analysis of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss in different ages
Yan-Zhuo Zhang, Ya-Bo Wang, Jing-Lei Fang, Yue-Tang Wang, Gui-Fang Li, Ran-Ran Liu, Shu-Jing Shi, Chun-Hua Wang, Yong-Tao Tian
Yan-Zhuo Zhang, Ya-Bo Wang, Jing-Lei Fang, Yue-Tang Wang, Gui-Fang Li, Ran-Ran Liu, Shu-Jing Shi, Chun-Hua Wang, Yong-Tao Tian, Department of Otolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, Xingtai 054001, Hebei Province, China
Author contributions: Zhang YZ, Wang YB and Fang JL collected the patients’ information; Zhang YZ reviewed the literature, and drafted this manuscript; Tian YT and Wang CH analyzed the cases, and checked all works and words and approved the final version for submission.; Li GF, Liu RR, Shi SJ and Wang YT helped to analyze and interpret audiology and vestibular function data. All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Supported by the Innovative Program of Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, No. 2023ZZ107.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the Hebei Eye Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declared no conflict of interest existing in this paper.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Yong-Tao Tian, MBBS, Associate Chief Physician, Deputy Director, Department of Otolaryngology, Hebei Provincial Eye Hospital, Hebei Provincial Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Hebei Provincial Eye Institute, No. 399 Quanbeidong, Xingtai 054001, Hebei Province, China. tianyongtao2022@163.com
Received: March 6, 2024
Revised: April 22, 2024
Accepted: May 10, 2024
Published online: July 6, 2024
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Core Tip

Core Tip: Patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), whether accompanied by vertigo or not, often show impaired vestibular function. By observing the extraction rate and various parameter indicators of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) in different age groups of SSHL patients, we found that the extraction rate of VEMPs is more valuable, and the Group II (aged 41–60 years) with the highest number of SSHL cases, and patients aged 41-60 years had the highest number of profound hearing loss and the lowest cervical-VEMPs extraction rate in affected ear. The results indicates that SSHL aged 41-60 years old patients are more susceptible to damage to the inferior vestibular nerve and saccule.